Biotechnology

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Presents New Clinical Study Results Across Pipeline at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2021

09/24/2021

– Rebastinib in Combination with Paclitaxel Demonstrated Progression Free Survival of 9.1 months in Heavily Pretreated Patients with Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer (PROC) – – Pivotal Phase 3 Study of Rebastinib plus Paclitaxel in PROC Planned to Initiate in 2022 Subject to Regulatory Feedback – – Updated Results for Vimseltinib Showed Objective Response Rate of 47%…

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Phio Pharmaceuticals Presents Data at ESMO 2021 Demonstrating Persistent Anti-Tumor Immunity with INTASYL Dual-Targeting PD-1 and BRD4

09/24/2021

Local treatment with PD-1 and BRD4 dual-targeting INTASYL also showed complete resolution of tumors in vivo Excerpt from the Press Release: MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq: PHIO), a biotechnology company developing the next generation of immuno-oncology therapeutics based on its proprietary self-delivering RNAi (INTASYL™) therapeutic platform, today announced results…

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Intellia Therapeutics Announces U.S. FDA Acceptance of Investigational New Drug Application for NTLA-5001, its CRISPR/Cas9-Engineered TCR-T Cell Candidate for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

09/23/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: NTLA-5001 is Intellia’s first ex vivo candidate using its proprietary cell engineering process for the treatment of cancer to enter clinical study NTLA-5001 targets Wilms’ Tumor 1 (WT1), an overexpressed intracellular antigen on many hematologic malignancies and solid tumors Initiation of patient screening in Phase 1/2a study of NTLA-5001 expected…

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Shasqi Presents Initial Data Validating Approach of Click Chemistry Activated Oncology Therapeutics at ESMO Congress 2021

09/23/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: — SQ3370, a novel investigational product that activates doxorubicin at the tumor site while minimizing systemic exposure, is the first click chemistry-based treatment to be used in humans — Initial Phase 1 data suggest more than 50 times greater exposure of doxorubicin in tumor versus plasma — No observed dose-limiting…

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Acepodia Presents Positive Interim Phase 1 Feasibility Data for Antibody Cell Effector Therapy, ACE1702, in Advanced HER2-Positive Tumors

09/22/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: Interim results from ongoing Phase 1 dose-escalation study demonstrate safety and tolerability of repeat dosing with ACE1702, a novel, off-the-shelf natural killer cell therapy Initial results show potential for anti-tumor activity Dose escalation is continuing up to 15 billion cells per cycle to determine the recommended starting dose to further…

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Carrick Therapeutics Presents Encouraging Initial Efficacy for Samuraciclib (CT-7001) in Combination with Fulvestrant in Advanced HR+, HER2- Breast Cancer Patients at ESMO Congress 2021

09/20/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: Phase 2a Tolerability and Efficacy Data Supports Further Clinical Development of Samuraciclib in Combination with Fulvestrant in HR+, HER2- Breast Cancer Previously Treated with a CDK4/6 Inhibitor DUBLIN, Ireland and BOSTON, Sept. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Carrick Therapeutics, an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing highly differentiated therapies, today…

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Gritstone Announces Dosing of First Solid Tumor Patient with Optimized SLATE “Off-the-Shelf” Mutant KRAS-directed Neoantigen Immunotherapy in Phase 2 Clinical Trial

09/20/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: SLATE version (v) 1, Gritstone’s “off the-shelf” neoantigen immunotherapy (including KRAS, TP53 mutations), elicited multiple molecular responses and an unconfirmed RECIST radiologic response in patients with NSCLC who had progressed on prior immunotherapy SLATE v2 (a mutant KRAS-focused version), which is optimized for increased immune response, has been administered to…

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Moderna Announces Submission of Initial Data to U.S. FDA for Its COVID-19 Vaccine Booster

09/16/2021

mRNA-1273 at 50 µg dose level induced robust antibody responses of more than 40x against the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Moderna, Inc. (Nasdaq:MRNA), a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, today announced it has initiated its submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the evaluation of a booster dose…

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Adamis Pharmaceuticals Doses First Patients in Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial for Tempol in the Treatment of COVID-19

09/15/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN DIEGO, Sept. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Nasdaq: ADMP) today announced the initiation of patient dosing in the Phase 2/3 clinical trial for Tempol, an oral antiviral product candidate, in adult patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection. In preclinical studies, Tempol has been shown to have antiviral, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity.…

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Researchers replicate COVID-19 infections with lab-grown ‘mini-lungs’

09/15/2021

Excerpt from the Press Release: Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have grown miniature human lungs in a lab dish that they say come the closest to mimicking the real thing—complete with all the myriad cell types found in the body. The small organoids of human tissue could help rapidly iterate the…

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